diff --git a/src/core/kernel/common/ps.h b/src/core/kernel/common/ps.h
index a9da41d00..e5ec71aba 100644
--- a/src/core/kernel/common/ps.h
+++ b/src/core/kernel/common/ps.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace xbox
 XBSYSAPI EXPORTNUM(254) ntstatus_xt NTAPI PsCreateSystemThread
 (
 	OUT PHANDLE         ThreadHandle,
-	OUT PHANDLE         ThreadId OPTIONAL,
+	OUT PDWORD          ThreadId OPTIONAL,
 	IN  PKSTART_ROUTINE StartRoutine,
 	IN  PVOID           StartContext,
 	IN  boolean_xt         DebuggerThread
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ XBSYSAPI EXPORTNUM(255) ntstatus_xt NTAPI PsCreateSystemThreadEx
 	IN  ulong_xt           ThreadExtensionSize,
 	IN  ulong_xt           KernelStackSize,
 	IN  ulong_xt           TlsDataSize,
-	OUT PHANDLE         ThreadId OPTIONAL,
+	OUT PDWORD          ThreadId OPTIONAL,
 	IN  PKSTART_ROUTINE StartRoutine,
 	IN  PVOID           StartContext,
 	IN  boolean_xt         CreateSuspended,
diff --git a/src/core/kernel/exports/EmuKrnlPs.cpp b/src/core/kernel/exports/EmuKrnlPs.cpp
index e3eb2be71..9a62cdc16 100644
--- a/src/core/kernel/exports/EmuKrnlPs.cpp
+++ b/src/core/kernel/exports/EmuKrnlPs.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void PspSystemThreadStartup
 XBSYSAPI EXPORTNUM(254) xbox::ntstatus_xt NTAPI xbox::PsCreateSystemThread
 (
 	OUT PHANDLE         ThreadHandle,
-	OUT PHANDLE         ThreadId OPTIONAL,
+	OUT PDWORD          ThreadId OPTIONAL,
 	IN  PKSTART_ROUTINE StartRoutine,
 	IN  PVOID           StartContext,
 	IN  boolean_xt         DebuggerThread
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ XBSYSAPI EXPORTNUM(255) xbox::ntstatus_xt NTAPI xbox::PsCreateSystemThreadEx
 	IN  ulong_xt           ThreadExtensionSize,
 	IN  ulong_xt           KernelStackSize,
 	IN  ulong_xt           TlsDataSize,
-	OUT PHANDLE         ThreadId OPTIONAL,
+	OUT PDWORD          ThreadId OPTIONAL,
 	IN  PKSTART_ROUTINE StartRoutine,
 	IN  PVOID           StartContext,
 	IN  boolean_xt         CreateSuspended,
@@ -284,9 +284,9 @@ XBSYSAPI EXPORTNUM(255) xbox::ntstatus_xt NTAPI xbox::PsCreateSystemThreadEx
 			}
 		}*/
 
-        *ThreadHandle = (HANDLE)_beginthreadex(NULL, KernelStackSize, PCSTProxy, iPCSTProxyParam, NULL, (unsigned int*)&dwThreadId);
+        *ThreadHandle = reinterpret_cast<HANDLE>(_beginthreadex(NULL, KernelStackSize, PCSTProxy, iPCSTProxyParam, NULL, reinterpret_cast<unsigned int*>(&dwThreadId)));
         if (ThreadId != NULL)
-            *ThreadId = (xbox::HANDLE)dwThreadId;
+            *ThreadId = dwThreadId;
 
 		// Note : DO NOT use iPCSTProxyParam anymore, since ownership is transferred to the proxy (which frees it too)